Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Well, hopefully everyone has weathered the storm well this week. I have a new project for you today and I have used another one of the Ranger #10 tags to make my gift card holder. I have creased approx 2 inches up from the bottom, applied some tape to the edges and folded it back to make a pocket to hold a gift card on the back and decorated the front.

I was in a pastel mood so that is the colors I worked with this time. Image is Wee present by Sylvia Zet and there is an entire set also available at a discount too. She is colored with copics and I have accented her wings with stickles in diamond, my fav one. The sentiment is Kaisercraft and the poinsettia is make from a Spellbinders die. Susana doesn't have this one available at the moment but she has others that really finish off your item nicely. I have colored the white edges with a gray copic marker cause frankly, I am not that good at cutting out those intricate little bits. Not sure I like it but the white background seemed really harsh. Something to work on I guess. Ok, that's is for me today. Make sure you check back at the end of the week, we have some new images for you to check out!

Monday, October 29, 2012

Hi everyone! Well, as long as Frankenstorm hasn't knocked out my power you will be seeing this post on time! Today is my last post as a guest designer for Cupcake Crafts Challenges and I want to thank Faye and the girls for asking me. Our challenge this week is to use a witch or a pumpkin or both if you like! My image is a Simply Betty image called Witchy Boo.

Ok, I am aware the sentiment is a Kraftin Kimmie birthday Trinket image but this is for my best friend Kathy who's birthday was Saturday and she loves all things "witchy". Papers are this years K and Company and I have used a MD border punch for the spider web on the side. She is colored with my usual copics and I have outlined the nestie with stickles in black diamond. One tip, if you use colored stickles around the edges of your nestie, I always color the edge with a similar colored marker before that way the paper doesn't show thru when the stickles dry as they tend to shrink a bit. Ok, one more Halloween card and your chance to win!

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Sunday morning and if you are in my neck of the woods you are preparing for the predicted big storm that is suppose to hit the East coast sometime tomorrow. Well, I am as prepared as I can be but sure do wish I looked like Quinn and her boots which is the image on todays card.

I have used Fancy Pants Hopscotch papers, she is colored with both copics and Shinhan markers and my accent stamp in the corners is Itty bitty corner stamp by Lockhart. My shading on the corner images and around Quinn is done with prismacolor pencils. I have used some of the new Art Anthology gelate in frost for my snow, I just applied it with a palette knife and then took a qtip and dabbed it to make some texture. Really pretty. Some stickles glitter glue to the edges of my sentiment and ribbon and flower from my stash. Alright, hope everyone is having a great weekend and you are able to stay warm and dry. I would like to enter my card into the Blogabella challenge which is a sketch challenge, my fav!

Friday, October 26, 2012

Today we are having a Spook-a-licious fun blog hop with stamps and dies from SCACD!!! We invite you to hop along with us for some spooky inspiration! To add to the fun there is Blog Candy available on the SCACD store blog --2 FUN prizes-- and also another different Blog Candy at Quixotic Paperie store blog! When you are done hopping along be sure to visit both the SCACD store blog and Quixotic Paperie store blog for details on how to enter for your chance to WIN! You can find all the stamps HERE--if you are in the USA, and HERE- for our International friends. The Dies by SCACD can be found HERE--if you are in the USA and HERE-for our International friends!! Happy hopping and shopping!! Well, not sure how spooky mine is but I did use some darker colors and some halloween accents. Hopefully you have popped over here from our across the sea cohort Elaine at Quixotic Paperie.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday! Today I am showing you another one of the images available at SCACD and this one is also by Victoria Case, I just love her images. This one is called Skater. I cannot skate or ski worth a darn but I am really good at drinking hot chocolate!

Again, she is colored with a combo of copics and Shinhan Touch Twin markers. The papers are older My Minds Eye but again, Susana has a wonderful choice of papers available but they go quick! I no sooner find some I like before they are gone so you gotta be quick and check back often! The corner embellishment is made from a die my friend Elaine and the lace is from my stash, flowers from WOC but SCACD has a nice selection too to fit any color scheme. Ok, make sure you come back Friday for a special blog hop for SCACD!

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Good Morning my crafty friends! For the next few days I am gonna showcase some SCACD images for you. Todays card features one of the Victoria Case images called I Got your Back.

She is colored with both copics and Shinhan Touch Twin markers. I have cut her out with a Labels 26 die and outlined the edge with what is now my favorite embellishment, my Viva Decor glitter pen in hologram. I have also filled in her ear muff with the pen for a little extra bling. The sentiment is a Trinket from Kraftin Kimmies. Papers are an older Basic Grey pad but Susana has lots of pads to choose from and they are always available for a great price! Ok, check back tomorrow, I have another card for you!

Monday, October 22, 2012

Hello hello! I hope you enjoyed all of the new Kraftin Kimmie images over the past few days. Today I have a card as guest designer for Cupcake Craft Challenges and our challenge this week is "paper piecing". I love to see this on an image and don't do it nearly enough. My image today is from Make it Crafty and for those of us here in the states she is also available at SCACD.

I have cut her out with a nestie, used my trusty Vica decor glitter liner for around the edges and on her wings. I don't see these particular papers in stock but SCACD has lots of holiday papers in right now and just listed a bunch more. Ok, make sure you check out the other girls cards and join in for your chance to win this week!

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Good morning my crafting buddies! I hope your weekend has been wonderful and it is about to get better cause today is the blog hop for the new Kraftin Kimmie release! I am featuring another one of the new Lexi images today and one of the new Winter Trinkets.

I have used papers from SCACD although I don't see this particular pad there at the moment. My trinket is stamped with Memento ink and I have used my Viva Decor glitter liner pen to outline the image and to create my little bits of snow in the background. Ok, make sure you follow along in the hop for your chance to win a variety of stamps!

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Morning everyone! Today we are premiering the newest release from Annie Rodrigue called "Dancing Girls". I am showing off Fernanda Flamenco today and have used the sketch for our sketch challenge this week.

Papers are Basic Grey Kissing Booth and I have embossed a Just Rite border in gold. The sentiment come with the image and I have outlined both the image and sentiment with a Viva Decor Glitter liner. She is colored with both copics and Shinhan Touch Twin markers. Ok, make sure you check out each girls blog for your chance to win some of the new images and if you play along with out sketch challenge you get another chance to win an image. Good luck!

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Hi friends! Are you ready for the weekend? Well make sure you come back Saturday and Sunday for the new Kraftin Kimmie release and next week it is all about SCACD! My card today features one of the adorable Sugar Nellie images called Rosie.

Well, I followed the last sketch at the Sugar Bowl challenge but I am a day late and a dollar short I guess. That is okay though, I used kraft paper for the base and the doily so I can still play along with the Sugar Nellie challenge on their facebook page. Papers are Prima and the flowers are Petaloo velvet hydrangeas. Alright, enjoy your weekend! I am entering my card into the Live and Love Crafts challenge blog which is Autumn or Halloween.

Good morning friends, I am running a little behind this morning so forgive me for my late posting. Today we are previewing the latest Cheryl Alger release "Lexi and Lucas" and these are all snow related images.

I have used Lexi and the sentiment comes with the set. Papers are Bo Bunny and the snowflakes are Impression Obsession dies and she is colored with copics. Ok, make sure you check out all the girls and comment so you get a chance to win some of the Lexi and Lucas images!

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Do you know what day it is? Yes, I know it is Wednesday but it is also time to start the new release for Kraftin Kimmies! Woo hoo! And today we are showing off the latest Trinkets which are "Winter themed".

I am using one of the new Trinkets and one of the images from the recent Holiday Lulu set.

Monday, October 15, 2012

Happy Monday morning my crafty peeps! Today I am showing you a card I have done for my guest dt spot this month for Cupcake Crafts Challenges and the challenge this week is to use two images on your card and our sponsor is Stamp Fairy.

I normally make square cards and after doing this one, I think I should continue with that!

I also tried to do more of a blue and red scheme using the patterned paper for my inspiration, again not so happy with this. But I do like the red paper glitter ribbon my friend Patty gave me last year! My image is from Stamp Fairy, colored with copics and I added some pearls I got from ebay. Ok, I guess you can't win them all, live and learn, yadda yadda yadda. Have a great week and come back on Wednesday for the new Kraftin Kimmie release!

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Hi everyone! Saturday is here and my parents are coming to visit for a bit so that will be nice. Todays post is for Kraftin Kimmie's challenge and Jenny is our hostess this week and she is asking us to make a "spooky" card. Well, I had good intentions but the week got away from me so this didn't turn out quite as I had hoped.

I swear I have 20 layers of ink on the moon and sky and they still look rather streaky. Not quite so bad irl but still, that's a lotta ink! I did fussy cut Mitzi the Mummy out and am happy with her bandages and green hair though. I did add some stickles to the wooden stars and glued them on for some dimension and a little glimmer. Ok, the image up for grabs this week is Zelda the Zombie so make you sure you enter a card with a Kraftin Kimmie image on it and show us how spooky you can get!

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Woot woot! It's Thursday which means we are in the homestretch for the weekend! Doesn't take much to make me happy does it? My project today is not a card (gasp!) but a gift holder using the Inksentials Manilla tags. The one I used is approx 4 x 8 inches.

What I have done is fold over the bottom portion of the tag 2 inches and then applied Scor tape in 1/8" on each side of the folded portion to make a little gift card holder. I stamped a "To and From" image onto the back which is from the Teresa Collins Christmas Cottage stamp set. I didn't do anything else to the back so there was room to write a note to the recipient. For the front of my tag I have stamped it with the Impression Obsession background stamp in Damask using Versamark Ink then embossed it with white embossing powder. I then sponged the background with Memento Ink. My image, the lovely Vintage Eyes from the newly released The eyes of fables is colored with copics and the Butterfly swag stamp is colored with spica glitter pens and then heat embossed and covered with a thick layer of UTEE. I know you can't see it in the photo but the UTEE really makes the sparkle from the pens much more vibrant. The sentiment is from Verve and I have cut it out with a Spellbinders die and lined the edge with a Vica Decor glitter liner pen, I am really liking it because it is easy to control the width of your line. Whew, that was a long post for me! I hope you like my idea, you could really change this up easily depending on which image you use.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Hey guys, I had a couple of people ask about the rosettes on my card for the latest Ladybug release and it is actually ribbon that is just rosettes lined up. I am super stoked that you guys think I am talented enough to have actually made that but nope, it comes on a spool....

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Hello everyone! Today is a special day for me as I was asked by my wonderful friend Kerry of Ladybug Crafts Ink to participate in their latest release. Kerry and the Ladybugs were the very first dt I belonged too and I have to tell you, they are some of the nicest, funny and most welcoming gals I have ever hung out with.

Anyways, the latest release is called Floral Delight Too and we would also like you to incorporate embossing into your card to participate in the challenge this time.

I tried to go with a bit of a soft feminine feel and have embossed the gold "Just Because" in the lower corner and the edges of my image have been dry embossed with my Big Shot. I have added some spica pen glitter to the champagne in the glasses and then a layer of glossy accents. My leaf die is cut out of sookwang adhesive and then I rubbed glitter on it so that glitter ain't gonna nowhere! How is that for some good ole American slang? Ok, make sure you check out all the other Ladybugs to see all of the awesome digis available in the latest release!

Monday, October 8, 2012

Hello my crafting buddies! It is time for another challenge over at Cupcake Crafts Challenges and this week the theme is "Autumn colors". I love this challenge cause I don't normally do a lot of oranges, browns and greens but they are so pretty perhaps I should!

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Woot woot it is Saturday! Of course I am working, but still, it is Saturday! Our challenge this week at Kraftin Kimmies and our hostess is the oh so talented Cheryl. I get so much inspiration from her blog, she can use nesties like nobody's business! Ok, so Cheryl would like us to feature skulls in our card this week and I managed to get two, yes two, of them on my card. And even though I used a lot of glitter, thank heavens I didn't get any on my nails, hate when that happens! Also, make sure to check out our facebook page as we have some fun challenges for you to play along with this weekend.

I have used The Wicked Witch on my card today and unfortunately you can't see it but I have coated her dress and face with some twinkling H2O's and they shimmer really nicely. I also did the background behind her with the same and the bottom is purple irl, not sure I like it and it sort of looks blue but what is done is done. I have used one of the Halloween Trinkets for my sentiment and a skull key and metal embellishment to meet the challenge this week. The green spider is from Pier 1 as Cheryl is also an enabler in her spare time. Paper is Echo Park Chillingsworth Manor which I see is out of stock but Susana at SCACD has lots of others to chose from. Ok, time to get skulltastic and show us what you've got for your chance to win the image featured on Cheryls blog this week!

So go ahead and get krafty!! You have until Monday night, October 8th, to submit your design here! Just click on the little blue froggie to add your card and if you'd like to be considered for the Krafty Guest spot, please add a -KG beside your name when uploading!!!

Here's Challenge #2!! - This one is easy....it's ANYTHING GOES!!! Just pull out your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, pick out one you wanna play with....perhaps one that hasn't seen ink yet....and get krafty!!!

Here's a treasure of a card by Krafty Girl, Sheri Willshire! It features one of our fabulous pirate stamps, Cutthroat Lizzie! She's from one of our earlier releases back in 2010! I know we all love the new stamps, but isn't it fun sometimes to go back and play with older stamps too? There are SO many to choose from!

So go ahead and get krafty!! You have until Monday night, October 8th, to submit your design here! Just click on the little blue froggie to add your card and if you'd like to be considered for the Krafty Guest spot, please add a -KG beside your name when uploading!!!

As you may have read on our Facebook fan page, we are having a little online party to celebrate our THIRD Anniversary AND World Cardmaking Day, which both happen to be this weekend!

The first part of our celebration has already begun!! We've got over 140 of our most popular stamps on SALE 20-75% OFF, but only while supplies last! So hop on over and scoop up some inky savings!!

Next up, we will be posting TWO extra special Challenges today!!! We've got some prizes here to give away, so play along with as many of our Anniversary challenges as possible! Not only will you be in a chance to WIN, but you be asked to join the Krafty Girls as a Krafty Guest for the month of December!!!

Then we'll post TWO MORE extra Challenges tomorrow for more chances to WIN! AND we always have our regular weekly challenge on Saturday with lots of awesome samples from the Krafty Girls!

Also we'll be having some random trivia questions and games posted here and on our Facebook page, so be sure to stop in often to join in the fun and even WIN some rubber goodness!!! Challenge #1 - Our first FABULOUS challenge is called PINK and GIRLIE!!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item that is PINK and GIRLIE!! Here is a gorgeous sample by Krafty Girl, Alice Wertz featuring one of our new Holiday stamps! This is Nettie....and she loves PINK! Haha! The random winner will receive a fabulous goodie bag of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

You have until Monday night, October 8th, to submit your design here! Just click on the little blue froggie to add your card and if you'd like to be considered for the Krafty Guest spot, please add a -KG beside your name when uploading!!!

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Hey guys, just wanted to share my excitement with you. The very first dt I was on was for Kerry and Ladybug Crafts Ink and I am telling you, they are a great group of gals to hang out with. And Kerry is having a new release on Tuesday the 9th and asked me to be a guest designer! Woot woot! So here is your reminder and make sure you come back Tuesday and check things out!

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Good morning everyone! Or afternoon I guess depending on when you read this. My card today was another one I was asked to make for a friends niece that is graduating from medical school and is going to be a pediatrician.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Good Morning! I know, it is Monday and for some of us that is an oxymoron but hey, we all have a lot to be thankful for right? And I am thankful to be guest designing for Cupcake Craft Challenges this month and today is my first post for them.

This week we would like to celebrate breast cancer awareness and have you "Think Pink" for your card. I chose to use an image from La La Land crafts, this is Marci with Rose.

She is colored with copics and I have cut out a breast cancer awareness ribbon on my silhouette for an embellishment. I wish I had colored her hat a different shade, it really blends with her hair too much but I wasn't gonna scrap it cause I did that part last, sorry! Ok, make sure you join in and check out the challenge blog to see what you can win this week! I am also entering this into the Lala land Crafts blog.

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I am a Registered Nurse, married to my DH Joe and have two kitties, Wimbly and Lucy. I have been crafting in one way or another pretty much as long as I can remember but ever since I started making cards everything else has gone out the window! I believe in always seeing the glass as half full and am so thankful for all the friends I have made thru my blog.